France vs New Zealand: Mortality rate, under-5
France
4.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
4.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
France rank
163rd
New Zealand rank
160th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- France
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.7 per 1,000 live births against 4.3 per 1,000 live births in France, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
France ranks 163rd and New Zealand ranks 160th of 197 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.25 per 1,000 live births | 23.95 per 1,000 live births | 0.7 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | 18.49 per 1,000 live births | 3.19 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 10.68 per 1,000 live births | 13.85 per 1,000 live births | 3.17 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 6.98 per 1,000 live births | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 2.12 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.76 per 1,000 live births | 6.74 per 1,000 live births | 1.98 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.17 per 1,000 live births | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | 1.53 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4.28 per 1,000 live births | 4.94 per 1,000 live births | 0.66 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, France or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4.7 per 1,000 live births against 4.3 per 1,000 live births in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between France and New Zealand?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and New Zealand rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- France ranks 163rd and New Zealand ranks 160th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.